# fortunate vs fortunately

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fortunate
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ · frequency rank #7,446*
Auspicious.

### fortunately
*adverb · IPA /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ · frequency rank #7,447*
In a fortunate manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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